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Being a creative person is tough.
We want to make cool things, but then life hits us with insecurity, rejection, schedules, etc. How do we push past all the noise and make the things that light us up?
Welcome, Dear Listener, to a space where it's okay to ask questions and dive deep into the world of fear, creativity, and the roadblocks that get in the way of us busting forth with creativity energy. We're a couple of weirdos who want to talk about the hard things with you, so welcome to our living room--pull up a chair, cover up with a cozy blanket, and let's get started.
Honestly, Dear Listener is a weekly podcast hosted by Emily Hatch and Carrie Schaeffer.
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94: Straight Out the Vag: Our Inner Child
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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93: "The Inside Girl" by Carrie King (Schaeffer) 10.25.25
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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92: Play & Rest & Why They're Not Stupid 10.03.25
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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91: Rewind (Q3) & Reset (Q4): Writing, Grief, and What's Next 09.19.25
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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90: God's Glory or Ours?: Reclaiming the Joy of Performance Part 2 with Melissa V. Cartwright 09.05.25
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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89: God's Glory or Ours?: Reclaiming the Joy of Performance Part 1 with Melissa V. Cartwright 08.22.25
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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88: When Expectations Die With Them 08.08.25
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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87: The Creative Pivot: When Comfort Stops Being Comfortable with Trishawna Quincy 07.25.25
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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86: I Didn’t Do Any of My Sh*t This Week: A Goal-Setting Confessional 07.11.25
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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85: The Tender Artist's Goal Toolkit: Building Habits without Crushing Your Soul with Allie Moss 06.27.25
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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84: Money Wounds: Why Does Money+Art Feel Gross? 06.13.25
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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83: We're Not Tide Pods: On Finding Our Creative Identity with Lizzy McAvoy 05.30.25
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May 30, 2025 |
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82: Envy & Jealousy – Who’s Comparing? (We Are!) Part 2 05.16.25
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May 16, 2025 |
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81: Envy & Jealousy – Who’s Comparing? (We Are!) Part 1 05.02.25
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May 02, 2025 |
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80: Let the Bodies Keep the Score 04.18.25
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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79: Rewind & Reset: When the Suck Fights Back - Q2 Goals 04.04.25
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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78: From the Archive: How the Patriarchy Hurts Artists with Rachel Darden (Originally aired 01.26.24)
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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77: From the Vault: Can We Motivate Ourselves without Kicking Our Own Butts? with Amber Mogg Cathey (Originally aired 10.04.24)
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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76: From Christian Cubicles to Cosmic Manifestation: Asking for More than Permission 03.14.25
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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75: "Love Yourself, Asshole" and Other Mysteries 03.07.25
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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74: We’re Out of Energy Coins: What to Do When You’ve Got Nothing” 02.28.25
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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73: The Art of Reinvention: Because Artists Get Unlimited Costume Changes 02.21.25
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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72: We're All Biased--Now What? 02.14.25
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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71: Art as Resistance with Olivia K 02.07.25
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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70: Oops, I Messed Up…What Now? 01.31.25
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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69: No Bad Ideas: A Guide to Creative Collaboration 01.24.25
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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68: Deconstructing Devotions: the Magic of Me Time 01.17.25
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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67: Rewind & Reset: What We're Making Now 01.10.25
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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66: New Year's Intentions vs. Resolutions 01.03.25
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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65: Panic, Prayer, and Prozac: Our Mental Health Adventures! Part 2 12.27.24
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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64: Panic, Prayer, and Prozac: Our Mental Health Adventures! Part 1 12.20.24
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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63: Perimenopause! with Sarah Mount 12.13.24
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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62: Don’t Throw Away Your Creative Eggs Before They’re Hatched! 12.6.24
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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61: Purity Culture: FUN! Part 2 11.29.24
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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60: Purity Culture: FUN! Part 1 11.22.24
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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59: Fundamentalism, Mental Health, and Creativity 11.15.24
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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58: Post-Election 2024: Where Do We Go from Here? 11.07.24
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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57: What Scares Us--Halloween Episode! 11.1.24
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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56: Validation: Do We Need It??? 10.24.24
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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55: How to Get Your Creativity Flowing 10.18.24
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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54: If We Had Ten Million Dollars 10.11.24
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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53: Can We Motivate Ourselves without Kicking Our Own Butts? with Amber Mogg Cathey 10.04.24
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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52: A Week of No Numbing Out 09.27.24
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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51: How to Find Your Creative Identity with Gemma Sugrue 09.20.24
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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50: Are We Shadow Artists? 09.13.24
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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49: Coming Home to Ourselves: Guiding Our Younger Selves Through Childhood Trauma 09.06.2
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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48: Becoming the Person Your Younger Self Needed 08.30.24
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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47: What If I'm Lazy? 08.23.24
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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46: When to Walk Away with Sydney Parks Smith 08.16.24
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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45: When We Feel Dumb for Trying New Things 08.09.24
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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44: How Am I Supposed to Do All the Things AND Make Art??? 08.02.24
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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43: Passion vs. Paycheck 07.26.24
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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42: On Ageing: Why We're Pumped to be Creating at 40 07.19.24
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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41: How to Survive Burnout 07.12.24
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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40: How Do You Know You've "Made It?" 07.05.24
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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39: Turning the Sensitivity Knob: Choosing Our Emotional Frequency 06.28.24
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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38: Bragging Rights & Goulash Delights: Navigating Pride and Self-Promotion 06.21.24
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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37: From the Vault: Boulders & Bridges 06.14.24 REAIR
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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36: Unlocking Potential: Why Slowing Down Sparks Creative Inspiration 06.07.24
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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35: Balancing Act: Juggling Family, Creativity, and Boundaries with Seth Schaeffer 05.31.24
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May 31, 2024 |
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34: How to Celebrate Your Wins (Without Downplaying Yourself) 05.24.24
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May 24, 2024 |
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33: What If I'm Not Special? 05.17.24
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May 17, 2024 |
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32: I Want to Quit! (But Do This Instead) 05.10.24
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May 10, 2024 |
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31: How to Start Over: New Beginnings and the Power of Resilience with Amber Mogg Cathey 05.03.24
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May 03, 2024 |
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30: Dream Reflectors: The Shot of Inspiration We All Need 04.26.24
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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29: Beyond the Binary: Artist & Ally with Bryce Evans 04.05.24
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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28: How Gratitude Fuels Creativity 03.29.24
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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27: How to Manage Artistic Overwhelm with Becca Waugh 03.22.24
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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26: What If We Valued Ourselves (More)? 03.15.24
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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25: Fear and What To Do About It 03.08.24
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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24: Vices That Plague Creatives 03.01.24
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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23: Woman in Comedy with Katie Bowman 02.23.24
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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22: How Fundamentalism STILL Affects How We Create Part 2 02.16.24
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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21: How Fundamentalism STILL Affects How We Create Part 1 02.09.24
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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20: Why Can't I MAKE MYSELF Make Stuff? 02.02.24
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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19: How the Patriarchy Hurts Artists (And What You Can Do About It) with Rachel Darden 01.26.24
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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18: Social Media Criticism 01.19.24
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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17: Is That All There Is? 01.12.24
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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16: Have You Ever Been Embarrassed? 01.05.24
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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15: What We're Leaving Behind 12.29.23
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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14: Pioneering with Star Hawks 12.22.23
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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13: Irons in the Fire with Charlotte Campbell 12.15.23
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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12: 911 Toolkit 12.08.23
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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11: Boundaries in the Music Industry with Sarah Mount 12.01.23
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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10: Guilt and Shame 11.24.23
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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9: Structure 11.16.23
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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8: Seasons 11.10.23
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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7: The Art of Motherhood with Mizz Bren 11.03.23
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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6: Why Self Talk Matters Part 2 10.27.23
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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5: Why Self Talk Matters Part 1 10.13.24
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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4: Deathbed 10.06.23
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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3: Rejection 09.29.23
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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2: Self Worth on the Table 09.22.23
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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1: Everything Ain't for Everybody 09.15.23
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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S2E3: Sitting with It 08.05.16
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Aug 05, 2016 |
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S2E2: Ruts & Respect 07.01.16
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Jul 01, 2016 |
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S2E1: The Best We Can 05.31.16
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May 31, 2016 |
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S1E10: Backfire 08.08.14
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Aug 08, 2014 |
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S1E9: Vulnerable 07.25.14
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Jul 25, 2014 |
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S1E8: Messy 07.11.14
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Jul 11, 2014 |
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S1E7: Playing Your Hand & Your Nose 06.27.14
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Jun 27, 2014 |
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S1E6: Brick by Brick 06.13.14
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Jun 13, 2014 |
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S1E5: Perspectives 05.30.14
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May 30, 2014 |
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S1E4: The Attack of Real Life 05.16.14
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May 16, 2014 |
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S1E3: Change It 05.02.14
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May 02, 2014 |
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S1E2: Boulders and Bridges 04.18.14
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Apr 18, 2014 |
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S1E1: Beginnings 04.04.14
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Apr 04, 2014 |